Splatter Planets

Posted 2013-03-02 by Jane Street ⇒ follow

Splatter planet

This is a fun and easy activity to make a planet wall decoration to brighten up any room. Younger children will need help to draw the shape, cut out and assemble but will enjoy dropping the food colouring onto the paper and watching the colours disperse.

Time: 15 minutes
Age: Under 5's, 5-10's, Over 10's, Any Age
Level: Easy

Materials

Large sheet of paper

Scissors

Sellotape

Glue stick

Eye dropper

Different colours of food colouring (we used red, blue, yellow, green)

Newspaper to work on to absorb any mess

Cheap starting materials

Method

Cut a large circle to make the planet

Cut a ring to fit round the circle

Planet pieces cut out and ready for colour

Set out some newspaper (to absorb any mess) and put the planet shapes on top

Fill the eye dropper with food colouring and drip onto the planet shapes.

Repeat with different colours and enjoy watching the colours disperse and mix

Young children will enjoy dripping the food colouring onto the paper

Allow to dry

Put some glue on the back of the ring and assemble the planet by tucking the ends of the ring behind the circle and taping. Use a glue stick rather than wet glue, as wet glue will make the colours leak.

Planet assembled and ready to hang

Your spotty planet is now ready to hang. These would make a fun wall decoration for a space themed birthday party with fruit rocket ship skewers and a rocket ship birthday cake.

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#under_5 's
#5_to_10 's
#over_10s
#easy
#cheap
#food_colouring
#colour_mixing
#dispersing_paper
#space
#rocket
#planet
#birthday_party
#decoration

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